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Ffairfach standing stone

A Scheduled Monument in Cyngor Bro Dyffryn Cennen (Dyffryn Cennen), Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin)

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.876 / 51°52'33"N

Longitude: -3.9968 / 3°59'48"W

OS Eastings: 262641

OS Northings: 221600

OS Grid: SN626216

Mapcode National: GBR DW.RTHF

Mapcode Global: VH4J3.N3XP

Entry Name: Ffairfach standing stone

Scheduled Date: 17 February 2005

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4103

Cadw Legacy ID: CM325

Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Category: Standing stone

Period: Prehistoric

County: Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin)

Community: Cyngor Bro Dyffryn Cennen (Dyffryn Cennen)

Built-Up Area: Ffairfach

Traditional County: Carmarthenshire

Description

The monument comprises an impressive standing stone, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC). It is a large block of stone, standing 1.6m in height and measuring 0.9m in thickness and 0.7m in width.

The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric ritual practices. The monument retains significant archaeological potential with a strong probability of associated archaeological features and deposits and forms an important element in the wider prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape.

The area scheduled comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is circular and measures 6m in diameter.

Source: Cadw

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